Help on old coin

[K1DDO1979]

Got this as a gift from my uncle today because he knew I liked coins. He knows nothing about it and had it for years. It appears to be silver and really old. Anybody have ideas on what it is or how old?

 

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[K1DDO1979]

I couldn't find the exact one but it looks like a 1600s Simon Van De Passe school style gambling counter. Very collectible! Here is some info- http://www.ccgtcc-ccn.com/Silver%20Gambling%20Counters.pdf examples of others--- mcsearch.info - The medieval & modern coin search engine

That's some interesting stuff. I'm going to read up on it. The coin for sure has to be one. I never thought it could be possibly solved that quick. Haha

 

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[grasshopper]

I wonder if the guy you found and the one I found are the same guy? They say pretty much exact thing. View attachment 958837 View attachment 958838

yes look at the edit I made in my above post: "I did some more searching...If you look on the British Museum website it says the etching was done by Wenceslaus Hollar, a Bohemian etcher (1607-1677). If you look on google it appears he did a bunch of etchings for other commemorative medals. They look fairly similar."

The article says some famous etchers would engrave the gambling coins. I bet the guy who did the etching for that print engraved the gambling coin you have.

 

[Argentium]

The internet can certainly be an amazing search/research tool - sure looks like you've nailed this piece down , is it actually silver ?

 

[K1DDO1979]

The internet can certainly be an amazing search/research tool - sure looks like you've nailed this piece down , is it actually silver ?

I think it is silver. I wonder what purity they would have used for them. On the links bramblefind found it said they were made in gold and silver. A gold one would be real nice. Haha